I'm bent towards a PlayStation 3. I'd hate to write another exposition in defense of my preference, but I'll simplify it by saying that I like, and understand, the realistic vision of Sony's to centralize your home entertainment experience in a single box. Right out of the box, it does everything you would with a computer (avec Linux), DVD or Blu-ray player, CD or SACD player, and home MP3 player would do. It should accept pretty much any PC mouse/keyboard and as many external hard drives as you can plug in, while DVR (digital video recorder) functionality will be added soon via patch. And it plays games.